2020 Georgia Code
Title 44 - Property
Chapter 7 - Landlord and Tenant
Article 1 - In General
§ 44-7-15. Effect of Destruction of Tenement on Obligation to Pay Rent
The destruction of a tenement by fire or the loss of possession by any casualty not caused by the landlord or from a defect of his title shall not abate the rent contracted to be paid.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 2274; Code 1868, § 2267; Code 1873, § 2293; Code 1882, § 2293; Civil Code 1895, § 3135; Civil Code 1910, § 3711; Code 1933, § 61-113.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 49 Am. Jur. 2d, Landlord and Tenant, §§ 456, 475.
C.J.S.- 52A C.J.S., Landlord and Tenant, § 1010.
ALR.
- What is unavoidable or inevitable casualty or accident within provision of lease, 20 A.L.R. 1101; 24 A.L.R. 1461.
Acts of insurance company or public authorities to protect property after fire as constructive eviction of tenant, 29 A.L.R. 1361.
Landlord's liability for damage to tenant's property by fire, 66 A.L.R. 1393.
Condition of premises within contemplation of provision of lease or statute for cessation of rent or termination of lease in event of destruction of or damage to property as result of fire, 118 A.L.R. 106; 61 A.L.R.2d 1445.
Validity, construction, and application of statute or ordinance which precludes recovery of rent in case of occupancy of building which does not conform to building and health regulations, or where certificate of conformity has not been issued, 144 A.L.R. 259.
Condemnation of premises or part thereof as affecting rights of landlord and tenant inter se, 163 A.L.R. 679.
Duty of lessee to remove his equipment, machinery, debris, or other property from leased premises after a fire or casualty, 46 A.L.R.2d 839.
Condition of premises within contemplation of provision of lease or statute for cessation of rent or termination of lease in event of destruction of or damage to property as result of fire, calamity, the elements, act of God, or the like, 61 A.L.R.2d 1445.
Validity, construction, and effect of provision of lease exempting landlord or tenant from liability on account of fire, 15 A.L.R.3d 786.
Landlord's liability for damage to tenant's property caused by water, 35 A.L.R.3d 143.
Modern status of rule as to tenant's rent liability after injury to or destruction of demised premises, 99 A.L.R.3d 738.
